New help identifying Spanish Cob Silver coin

[gpgodwin]

Found my first older Spanish silver cob today. I believe its a 2 reale from the Potusi, Peru mint but i don't know enough about cob coinage to determine a date range. HELP!

 

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[lairmo]

Congratulations!!!

No help from SWMO...we don't find those here..lol

 

[A2coins]

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[A2coins]

welcome from MI tommy

 

[CASPER-2]

there is a "cob forum"

 

[vpnavy]

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[Diver_Down]

You are correct that it was minted in Potosi. Obviously predates the pillars and waves style so it is pre 1652. Looking closer below the P mintmark, it looks like a T assayer mark. The assayer is Juan Ximenez de Tapia. Unfortunately, he held the office over various time periods off and on. His last term of office as assayer was 1648. But looking at the devices of the Hapsburg Shield, the Austria element varies. Sometimes it is a clean thinner bar that intersects with the Flanders/Tirol and other times it is a thick block that seems to float. Based on the chunky block of the Austria element, my educated guess is that your piece was minted during the reign of King Philip IV between 1629-1639.

 

[gpgodwin]

Thank you Diver Down, that really helps me and I'm speechless regarding the date range!!!

 

[Diver_Down]

Thank you Diver Down, that really helps me and I'm speechless regarding the date range!!!

You are welcome and welcome to TNet.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Killer find!